The Heron's Cry

<p><b>Now a major ITV series, <i>The Long Call</i>, adapted for television by screenwriter Kelly Jones and starring Ben Aldridge.</b><br><b><br>'Matthew Venn is a keeper . . . stunning' – David Baldacci </b><br><br><b>The number one <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling series featuring Detective Matthew Venn, from author and creator of the Vera and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves.</b><br><br>North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder – Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed. His daughter Eve is a glassblower, and the murder weapon is a shard of one of her broken vases.<br><br>Dr Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim. He’s a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter. Matth